Madrasas Should
not be Hopeless Owing to the Current National and Global Situations

All India Rabta Madaris Meeting was Attended
by more than 3500 Delegates of Madrasas

Deoband, March 24, 2015

Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani, VC Darul
Uloom Deoband advised the Islamic madrasas not to be hopeless as a result of
the current global or national situations. He stressed the need of maintaining
social relationship and communal harmony with the fellow countrymen. He also
drew their attention towards the reformation of the social issues along with
the curriculum of madrasas and Islamic upbringing of the students.

Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani, the VC of
Darul Uloom Deoband and the President of All India Rabta Madaris Islamia Arabia
was addressing the first session of All India Meeting of Rabta Madaris (Board
of Madrasas) headed by Darul Uloom Deoband held in the grand Jama Rashid of
Darul Uloom Deoband.

In his presidential address, he
directed the Islamic scholars and the heads of the madrasas to neither abstain
developing any negative thinking nor be despaired as a result of the national
and global situation. He appealed to the Muslims to develop positive thinking
and added that the fellow countrymen should be given opportunity to visit the
madrasas directly so that they could know the madrasas system and their
contributions.

He stressed that it was the need of
the hour for madrasas to come to a single platform as well as have a close
watch on the internal and external conditions pertaining to the madrasas. He
also stressed the need of unity and collective decision in the perspective of
the current national situations. The basic purpose of Islamic madrasas is to
preserve Islamic sciences and heritage in its original form. The madrasas
should not move an inch away from this objective, he added.

Speaking about the system of the
madrasas he emphasized to implement Shura system honestly. He asserted that the
income and expenditure of the madrasas should be transparent and ought to be
audited. He also advised that the procedure of the registration and the papers
of the properties should be adopted as per the proper legal system.

Speaking about the betterment of the
internal system of the madrasas he reminded that full curriculum should be
followed and complete syllabus should be taught and that there should be
transparency in the examination systems.

He also spoke about the Islamic
upbringing of the students in view of the current moral decay and spread of
immodest materials through modern communication resources. He asserted that the
students should be watched strictly and they should be trained in good
environment. He added that this issue should be handled seriously and must be
given priority.

He advised the heads and the authorities
of the madrasas that madrasa staff should be given reasonable salary which
could be sufficient for their average life standard. He also said that the
competent teachers and staff should be encouraged for their good services and
be treated in good manner.

Maulana Shaukat Ali Qasmi, General
Secretary, All India Rabta Madaris Islamia Arabia (AIRMIA), read out the key
resolution of the meeting. The resolution showed great concern over the
irresponsible statements and initiatives of the some communal elements
throughout the country which poses a severe threat to the communal harmony of
the country. The resolution also said that the inclusion of particular
religious books in the curriculum in some schools and practice of some
religious rituals i.e. Surya Namashkar etc were against the spirit of Indian
constitution. The resolution indicated that this state of affair was tarnishing
the secular image of the country and this was earning shame for India
throughout the world.

The resolution demanded the Indian
Government to fulfill its constitutional responsibility and ban such practices
and statements so that the minorities should feel secured and the secular
structure of the country is not disturbed.

Maulana Shaukat Ali Qasmi,
also presented the Secretary report. He also highlighted the performances of
the All India Rabta Madaris Islamia Arabia and its State branches in their
respective areas.

It is imperative to note that the
meeting of Majlis Amila of Rabta Madaris was held in the Guest House of Darul
Uloom Deoband on 23 March evening. The meeting was presided over by Mufti Abul
Qasim Nomani, the VC of Darul Uloom Deoband. The meeting mulled over the
problems which the Islamic madrasas were facing and several important decisions
were taken.

The first session of the general
meeting was addressed by Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri. He said that the special
attention on the educational system of madrasas was the need of the time. He
also stressed making the curriculum easy and productive. Maulana Qamruddin,
Professor of Hadith in Darul Uloom said that the madrasas should also pay
special attention to the Islamic upbringing of the students along with the
education. Maulana Riyasat Ali said that government aid was very harmful for
madrasas and the madrasas who relied on the government aid produced zero
result.

Maulana Mahmood Madni of Jamiat Ulama
Hind said that the educational psychology was necessary in the madrasas.
Maulana Asrarul Haq Qasmi, Head of All India Talimi Milli Foundation and an MP,
said that imparting religious education to the college and university students
was one of the important responsibility of the madrasas.

The General Meeting was held in the
grand Jama Rashid of Darul Uloom Deoband which was attended by more than 3500
representatives of the famous and key madrasas of the country. The meeting
started with the recitation of Qari Abdur Rauf of Darul Uloom Deoband, while
Maulana Shaukat Ali Qasmi anchored the meeting.